lou: not according to nancy pelosi. i don't know if you saw. we reported up the p. >> i didn't. lou: the minority leader actually said, you cann cut your way to deficit reduction. i mean, this isthe kind of mentality that speaker boehner must confront and deal with. one would think that wold be a winner for him, but apparently not. >> i'm saying i am puzzled by the fact that he does not emphasize that much more andd3 really say, i'm not oing to talk but taxes. taxes is not on the table until the president comes forward with the plan on entitlements. lou: you are a formidable gotiator in your own right, experience, and i just want to ask you. why would anyone who is the leader of the republican party, frankly in a position, not insist uponealing with te president o has the superior power, the superior position and advantage,ot insist that any negotiation be at a specific table with specific parameters and in the -- end this nonsen that is at the periphery in permeate -- permeating th media >> that's right. well, the president, and this is one of the reasons why the president may